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TIL C418, Daniel Rosenfeld, Creator of the Minecraft soundtrack created a remixed version of the Stranger Things Theme song, which led to him writing and producing the theme song for the talk show Beyond Stranger Things

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v190R TIL the US government preformed radiation tests on unknowing US citizens in the 1940's and 50's. Victims included patients visiting hospitals for various reasons, prisoners, pregnant women, and mentally disabled children.
xGaB TIL George Washington was the wealthiest US President, with $525 million (adjusted for inflation). His salary was 2% of the total US budget in 1789, and he owned over 50,000 acres of land.
8a1Z8 TIL that in Budapest, you can find something which makes any train-lover heart beat faster. MÁV-424 called also “The Buffalo" with two chimneys and a 2′D axle layout (4-8-0) was a universal mainline locomotive at the beginning of the 20th century.
W7OLL TIL The Roman Colosseum is as big as our stadiums today, estimated to fit 50,000 and 60,000 people by archeologists. According to official records of Roman Regional Catalogues from the 4th century, it holds 85,000 people
X5l6 TIL that a cat named Tama is a manager at a railway station in Japan, a job which pays her in cat food. During her tenure ridership has increased 10%, leading her to be promoted to super-station manager in 2008.